Paper cabinet



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Patented Mar. 8, 1938 BElSSiiEf? m 24 1940* PAPER. CABINET.

Thomas Reginald Daykin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Application May 23, 1936, Serial No.. 81,531 In Canada August 14, 1935 4 Claims.

This invention relates toa paper cabinet and the principal object is to provide a combination container and dispenser for paper or othermaterials which are used froma roll.

A further object is to provide a cabinet of this nature having a special means for permitting engagement of the paper between the thumb and index finger and tearing the desired quan tity as required.

A further object is to provide a roller retaining member for holding the roll of paper from contacting with the front .or' cover portion of the cabinet.

With the foregoing and other-objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of co-operating elements as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing forming a part of the present application, in which:--

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of the preferred embodiment of my invention, the roll of paper and protruding end thereof being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view being taken on the lines 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are a front fragmentary plan and a bottom view of the paper exit opening, showing the shearing or cutting member upon which the paper or the like is torn.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, illustrating the open position of the cover.

Fig. 6 is a broken sectional modification.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the different views.

The body portion of the cabinet or container consists of a back 5, with a laterally-inwardly bent top 6 and laterally-inwardly bent bottom I. The bottom 7 is inclined downwardly from the back 5. The body portion of the cabinet extends downwardly from the bottom 7 to provide the front 8. This front 8 is provided with a finger notch 9 formed upwardly from the bottom and preferably centrally thereof. The bottom edge of the front 8 has its greater portion bent out slightly as at 8, the corners adjacent the notch 9 being flattened more in parallel relationship to the front 8 than the respective main portions of this edge 8 so as to avoid creasing of the paper as it is pulled between the edge 8 and edge l3. l and H are the opposite end members suitably brazed or otherwise attached to the respective ends of the body portion 6-1-8.

Supported longitudinally parallel with the bot-- tom 1 and adjacent the front edge'thereof, I provide a roller i2, preferably supported in the ends Iii and Ii. I

I i3 is a'cover of inverted L-shaped formation, the bottom of which is pivotally mounted by the pivots M to the lower front corners of the respective ends it and M. This cover it has a flanged edge i5 extending over the front edgesof the ends iii and ii of the cabinet. The top 6 Tf may be provided with any desired gripping means and locking means, the latter to operate in association with an. opening or engagement. means to provide catch and locking facilities between the coverand body portion of the cabinet. I}; have shown one means, as illustrated at 6, but any desired means may be used for providing gripping engagement or locking means for this purpose.

The lower front edge E3 of the cover I3 is bent inwardly towards the lower edge of the front 8. The opposite ends of this edge I 3 are notched as at E6 toprovide a pointed portion which will facilitate tearing of the sheet of paper on the cutting edge 13. The front portion of the cover I3 is provided with a finger opening 9' in registered relationship with the finger notch 9. The paper will be fed down between the front 8 and the cover I3. In the position, as shown in Fig. 1, the thumb and index finger may be inserted through the opening 9 and finger notch 9 to permit engagement of the end of the paper or. other like material and pull the same down, after which any desired portion of the roll may be torn off along the cutting edge l3. Preferably, the edges 8' are slightly below the tearing edge I3.

The forward inclination of the bottom 1 keeps the roll of paper or the like material in a position adjacent the front of the container space and in contact with the roller 52.

As shown in Fig. 5, the flanged side edges l5 extend below the lower edge of the cover l3, so that when the cover is in open position the edge I3 is offset from the edge 3 and the free end of the paper may be easily inserted between the edges 8 and 3.

The foregoing specification and annexed drawing disclose the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is to be understood that minor changes may be resorted to in the commercial adaptation of my invention without departing from the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

In certain cases it may be desirable to have the front 8 and the edge i3 bent backwardly as illustrated at 8" and E3 in Fig. 6. As noted in Fig. 6, the front portion 8" and edge l3" are bent backwardly at a slight angle in a direction as would be toward the wall to which the cabinet would be attached.

What I claim as new is:

1. A cabinet for holding and dispensing rolled paper embodying a body portion consisting of a back, top bottom and front, said bottom being inclined downwardly from said back, end members carried by said body portion, a cover for closing the container compartment of said cabinet, said front and said cover forming a dispensing chute for the free end of said paper, and said front and said cover being provided with oppositely registering finger openings and the discharge edges of said front and said cover being bent towards each other, the portions of said front adjacent the finger openings therein being bent less than the remaining portion of said front.

2. A cabinet for holding and dispensing rolled paper embodying a body portion consisting of a back, a laterally supported upper portion forming a top, a laterally supported and downwardly inclined portion forming a bottom, a front extending down from the forward end of said bottom, end members carried by said back, top, bottom and front, a cover for closing the container compartment of said cabinet, said front and said cover forming a dispensing chute for the free end of said paper, said front and said cover being provided with oppositely registering finger openings and the discharge edges of said front and a pivotal connection said cover being bent towards each other, the portions of said front adjacent the finger openings therein being bent less than the remaining portion of said front.

3. A cabinet for holding and dispensing rolled paper, embodying a body portion consisting of a back, top, bottom and front, said bottom being inclined downwardly from said back, end members carried by said body portion, a cover for closing the container compartment of said cabinet, between said end members and the lower edge of said cover to provide offsetting of said cover from said front when said cover is in open position, said front and said cover forming a dispensing chute for the free end of said paper when said cover is in closed position, said front and said cover being provided with oppositely registering finger openings and the discharge edges of said front and said cover being bent towards each other, the portions of said front adjacent the finger openings therein being bent less than the remaining portion of said front.

4. A cabinet for holding and dispensing paper comprising a cover portion hingedly supported by two end portions, a bottom portion supporting said paper roll and extending substantially parallel to said cover portion at its lower part, the front of said bottom portion extending below the edge of said cover portion to serve as a guide when withdrawing the paper, the lower edge of said cover portion being bent inward toward the edge of the front portion of the bottom and serving as a cutting edge.

THOMAS REGINALD DAYKIN. 

